多元化 (duōyuánhuà) · diverse

多 duō · many

What 多 is made of

• 夕xī — evening
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丶 — dot
• 夕xī — evening
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: Two nights 夕, suggesting many (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

元 yuán · yuan

What 元 is made of

• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 儿ér — child
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

化 huà · -ize

What 化 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 匕bǐ — spoon
  • 乚 — hook stroke
  • 丿 — falling stroke